Settler Group Takes Over two Compounds in E. Jerusalem
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Last Wednesday, the day after Election Day, the Elad organization took control of two large, populated and sensitive compounds in two East Jerusalem neighborhoods, Silwan and A-Tur (on the Mount of Olives).
Elad members intend to put between 15 and 20 families there.
“Our goal is to hold on to outposts in East Jerusalem and create an irreversible situation in the sacred basin around the Old City,” said Adi Mintz, a member of Elad’s management board.
Elad is one of two nonprofit organizations working to purchase houses and settle Jews in Palestinian neighborhoods in East Jerusalem, particularly in the Old City and Silwan.